Justice Minister Penuell Maduna says he is considering offers from two law firms after he quits politics after next year's election.

In October he said he would quit his cabinet position after the election next year. Now he has outlined his intention to forego politics for the private sector.

A year of public fallout between national prosecutions director Bulelani Ngcuka and Deputy President Jacob Zuma drew Maduna into the fracas as minister responsible for Ngcuka's Scorpions unit. Maduna was seen as falling into Ngcuka's camp, and his decision to quit the cabinet related partly to this tension.

Although he has no intention of leaving the African National Congress (ANC), Maduna said he was considering taking up a job at a legal firm.

"At the moment, I'm considering two offers from law firms," he said in an interview.

Discussing his decision to quit his cabinet position, Maduna cited pressure on his family in the past few months as allegations were levelled at him from a number of sources.

He has extensive legal qualifications and a PhD in constitutional law, having studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, University of SA, University of Zimbabwe and the Columbia University Law School in the US.

An attorney, notary and conveyancer, Maduna was also a founding member of the ANC's legal and constitutional affairs department. He will not be the only ANC stalwart to swap politics for the business world.

Former Gauteng premier Tokyo Sexwale left politics to start mining company Mvelaphanda.

With acknowledgements to Rob Rose and the Business Day.